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JACLYN ANTHONY Chief Photographer Walking through the Hoke Signs and Graphic Design building on East Sumner Street is to be made aware of all the living, loving and fun that happens in Lincolnton. Part museum, part workspace, reclaimed signage from old institutions and established nonprofits live alongside prototypes and works-in-progress for new businesses throughout the 5,000 square-foot space.

Several safety measures are planned over the next two weeks on Bailey Road in Cornelius near Hough High School and Bailey Road Middle School, Cornelius Project Manager Tyler Beardsley said Wednesday. The measures will include "School Zone" 25-mph speed limit signs equipped with flashing lights, and a new pedestrian crosswalk to Hough High.

McGuire Nuclear Station

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The McGuire Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located about 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, on the state's largest lake, Lake Norman . It is a 32,500-acre (132 km²) lake created in 1963 by Duke Power for the Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station. The McGuire units use the lake's water for cooling.

This plant has two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors and has a capability to produce 2,200 megawatts of power, with a net generation of 17,514 GW·h in 2005. This represents 44% of the total nuclear power generation for the state of North Carolina.

Ownership

The McGuire plant is operated by Duke Power Company and owned by the Duke Energy Corporation.

License

The original operating licenses' expiration dates were 2021-06-12 for Unit 1 and 2023-03-03 for Unit 2. In 2003, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) renewed the licenses for both reactors for an additional twenty years.[2]

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